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A 3. The wavefront of a light beam is given by the equation x + 2y + 3z = c, (where c is arbitrary constant) then
what is the angle made by the direction of light with the y-axis?
A 5. Two light waves are given by, E1 = 2 sin (100 π t - k x + 30º) and E2 = 3 cos (200 π t - k′ x + 60º)
What is the ratio of intensity of first wave to that of second wave?
SECTION (B) : YDSE WITH MONOCHROMA
MONOCHROMATIC
OMATIC LIGHT
B 1. What is the effect on the width of interference fringes in a Young's double slit experiment due to each
of the following operations.
(a) The screen is moved away from the plane of the slits.
(b) the (monochromatic) source is replaced by another (monochromatic) source of shorter
wavelength.
(c) The separation between the two slits is increased.
(d) The source slit is moved closer to the double-slit plane.
(e) The width of the source slit is increased.
(f) The widths of two slits are increased.
(g) The monochromatic source is replaced by source of white light.
[In each operation, take all parameters, other than the one specified to remain unchanged]
B 2. Two slits separated by a distance of 1 mm, are illuminated with red light of wavelength 6.5 × 10–7 m. The
interference fringes are observed on a screen placed 1 m from the slits. Find the distance between the
third dark fringe and the fifth bright fringe on the same side of the central maxima.
B 3. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the fringe width is found to be 0.4 mm. If the whole apparatus is
immersed in water of refractive index (4/3), without disturbing the geometrical arrangement, what is the
new fringe width?
B 4. In Young’s double slit experiment the angular width of a fringe formed on a distant screen is 1 °. The
wavelength of light used is 6000 Å. What is the approximate spacing between the slits?
B 5. In a double slit inteference experiment, the separation between the slits is 1.0 mm, the wavelength of light
used is 5.0 × 10–7 m and the distance of the screen from theslits is 1.0m. (a) Find the distance of the centre
of the first minimum from the centre of the central maximum. (b) How many bright fringes are formed in one
centrimeter width on the screen?
B 6. Find the angular separation between the consecutive bright fringes in a Young’s double slits experiment with
blue-green light of wavelength 50 nm. The separation between the slits is 2.0 × 10–3 m.
B 7. A Young's double slit arrangement produces interference fringes for sodium light (λ = 5890 Å) that are
0.20º apart. What is the angular fringe separation, if the entire arrangement is immersed in water.
(R.I. of water = 4/3)
B 8. In a two − slit experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are obtained on a screen placed at some
distance from the slits. If the screen is moved by 5 × 10−2 m towards the slits, the change in fringe width
is 3 × 10−5. If the distance between the slits is 10−3 m, calculate the wavelength of the light used.
B 9. The double slit experiment of Young has been shown in figure.
Q is the position of the first bright fringe on the right side and P
is the 11th bright fringe on the other side as measured from Q.
If wavelength of the light used is 6000 Å, find the distance S1 B.
EXERCISE-2
SECTION (A) : PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION
SUPERPOSITION,, P PAATH DIFFERENCE, WA WAVEFR
VEFRONT
VEFR ONTS,
ONT S, AND COHERENCE
A1. Ratio of intensities of two light waves is given by 4 : 1. The ratio of the amplitudes of the waves is :
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
A 2. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed; the maximum and
minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are :
(A) 5Ι and Ι (B) 5Ι and 3Ι (C) 9Ι and Ι (D) 9Ι and 3Ι
A 3. For constructive interference to take place between two monochromatic light waves of wavelength λ
and having initial phase difference zero the path difference should be :
λ λ λ
(A) (2n – 1) (B) (2n – 1) (C) n λ (D) (2n + 1)
4 2 2
SECTION (B) : YDSE WITH MONOCHROMA
MONOCHROMATIC
OMATIC LIGHT
B 1. The contrast in the fringes in any interference pattern depends on :
(A) Fringe width (B) Wavelength
(C) Intensity ratio of the sources (D) Distance between the sources
B 2. Yellow light emitted by sodium lamp in Young’s double slit experiment is replaced by monochromatic
blue light of the same intensity :
(A) fringe width will decrease. (B) fringe width will increase.
(C) fringe width will remain unchanged. (D) fringes will become less intense.
B 3. In a certain double slit experimental arrangement, interference fringes of width 1.0 mm each are observed
when light of wavelength 5000 Å is used. Keeping the set-up unaltered if the source is replaced by
another of wavelength 6000 Å, the fringe width will be :
(A) 0.5 mm (B) 1.00 mm (C) 1.2 mm (D) 1.5 mm
B 4. The distance between two slits in a Young's double slit experiment is 3 mm. The distance of the screen from
the slits is 1 m. Microwaves of wavelength 1 mm are incident on the plane of the slits normally. The distance
of the first maxima on the screen from the central maxima will be:
(A) 33.33 cm (B) 35.35 cm (C) 17.7 cm (D) 18 cm
B 5. In a YDSE: D = 1 m, d = 1 mm and λ = 5000 n m. The distance of 1000th maxima from the central maxima is:
(A) 0.5 m (B) 0.577 m (C) 0.495 m (D) does not exist
B 6. In a Young's double slit experiment, d = 1 mm, λ = 6000 Å & D = 1 m. The slits produce same intensity on
the screen. The minimum distance between two points on the screen having 75 % intensity of the maximum
intensity is:
(A) 0.45 mm (B) 0.40 mm (C) 0.30 mm (D) 0.20mm
B 7. Two coherent light sources each of wavelength λ are separated by a
distance 3 λ. The maximum number of minima formed on line AB
which runs from - ∞ to + ∞ is:
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
C 4. White light is used to illuminate the two silts in a Young’s double slit experiment. The separation between
the slits is b and the screen is at a distance d (> > b) from the slits. At a point on the screen directly in
front of one of the slits, certain wavelengths are missing. Some of these missing wavelengths are :
b2 2 b2 b2 2 b2
(A) λ = (B) λ = (C) λ = (D) λ =
d d 3d 3d
D 2. A two slit Young’s interference experiment is done with monochromatic light of wavelength 6000 Å. The
slits are 2 mm apart. The fringes are observed on a screen placed 10 cm away from the slits. Now a
transparent plate of thickness 0.5 mm is placed in front of one of the slits and it is found that the
interference pattern shifts by 5 mm. The refractive index of the transparent plate is :
(A) 1.2 (B) 0.6 (C) 2.4 (D) 1.5
D 3. In a YDSE both slits produce equal intensities on the screen. A 100 % transparent thin film is placed in front
of one of the slits. Now the intensity of the geometrical centre of system on the screen becomes 75 % of the
previous intensity. The wavelength of the light is 6000Å and µglass = 1.5. The thickness of the film cannot be:
(A) 0.2 µ m (B) 1.0 µ m (C) 1.4 µ m (D) 1.6 µ m
D 4. In Young’s double slit experiment using monochromatic light the fringe pattern shifts by a certain distance
on the screen when a mica sheet of refractive index 1.6 and thickness 1.964 microns is introduced in the
path of one of the interfering waves. The mica sheet is then removed and the distance between the plane
of slits and the screen is doubled. It is found that the distance between successive maxima (or minima)
now is the same as the observed fringe shift upon the introduction of the mica sheet. The wavelength of
the light will be :
(A) 3000 Å (B) 4850 Å (C) 5892 Å (D) None of these buesa ls dksbZ ugha
SECTION (E) : YDSE WITH OBLIQUE INCIDENCE AND OTHER OTHER MODIFICA
MODIFICATIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP OF YDSE
E 1. Two parallel beams of light of wavelength λ inclined to each other at angle θ (<<1)
are incident on a plane at near normal incidence. The fringe width will be :
λ 2λ λ
(A) 2 θ (B) (C) (D) 2λ sin θ
θ θ
2. In Young’s double slit experiment, the interference pattern is found to have an intensity ratio between
bright and dark fringes as 9. This implies :
(A) the intensities at the screen due to the two slits are 5 and 4 units
(B) the intensities at the screen due to the two slits are 4 and 1 units
(C) the amplitude ratio of the individual waves is 3
(D) the amplitude ratio of the individual waves is 2
3. In a YDSE experiment if a slab whose refractive index can be varied is placed in front of one of the slits then
the variation of resultant intensity at mid-point of screen with 'µ' will be best represented by (µ ≥ 1).[ Assume
slits of equal width and there is no absorption by slab ]
4. In a Young’s double slit experiment the slit is illuminated by a source having two wavelengths of 400 nm
and 600 nm. If distance between slits, d = 1mm, and distance between the plane of the slit and screen,
D = 10 m then the smallest distance from the central maximum where there is complete darkness is :
(A) 2mm (B) 3mm (C) 12 mm (D) there is no such point
5. If the first minima in a Young’s slit experiment occurs directly infornt of one of the slits. (distance
between slit & screen D = 12 cm and distance between slits d = 5 cm) then the wavelength of the
radiation used is :
2 2 4 4
(A) 2 cm only (B) 4 cm only (C) 2m, cm, cm (D) 4cm, cm, cm
3 5 3 5
6. An interference is observed due to two coherent sources 'A' & 'B' having face constant zero separated
by a distance 4 λ along the y − axis where λ is the wavelength of the source. A detector D is moved on
the positive x − axis. The number of points on the x − axis
excluding the points, x = 0 & x = ∞ at which maximum will be
observed is
(A) three (B) four
(C) two (D) infinite
7. A parallel beam of light (λ =5000 Å) is incident at an angle α = 30°with the normal to the slit planein a young’s
double slit experiment. Assume that the intensity due to each slit at any point on the screen is Ι0. Point O is
equidistant from S1 & S2.The distance between slits is 1mm.
(A) the intensity at O is 4Ι0
(B) the intensity at O is zero
(C) the intensity at a point on the screen 4m from O is 4Ι0
(D) the intensity at a point on the screen 4m from O is zero
8. A Young's double slit experiment is performed with white light:
(A) The maxima next to the central will be red. (B) The central maxima will be white
(C) The maxima next to the central will be violet (D) There will not be a completely dark fringe.
9. A long narrow horizontal slit lies 1 mm above a plane mirror. The interference pattern produced by the slit and
its image is viewed on a screen distant 1m from the slit. The wavelength of light is 6oo nm. Then the distance
of the first maxima above the mirror is equal to:
(A) 30 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 60 mm (D) 7.5 mm
SECTION (A) : PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION
SUPERPOSITION,, P PA
ATH DIFFERENCE, WA WAVEFR
VEFRONT
VEFR ONTS,
ONT S, AND COHERENCE
A 1. In Young’s double slit experiment, the two slits act as coherent sources of equal amplitude ‘A’ and
wavelength ‘λ’. In another experiment with the same set-up the two slits are sources of equal amplitude
‘A’ and wav elength ‘λ’, but are incoherent. Find the ratio of the intensity of light at the midpoint of the
screen in the first case to that in the second case.
A 2. Find the maximum intensity in case of interference of n identical waves each of intensity I0 if the
interference is (a) coherent (b) incoherent.
A 3. A narrow monochromatic beam of light of intensity I is incident on a
glass plate as shown in figure. Another identical glass plate is kept
close to the first one & parallel to it. Each glass plate reflects 25 % of
the light incident on it & transmits the remaining. Find the ratio of the
Ι
minimum & the maximum intensities in the interference pattern formed
by the two beams obtained after one reflection at each plate. 1
C 2. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 6500 Å and 5200 Å is used to obtain slit experiment (1 Å = 10–
10
m). The distance between the slits is 2.0 mm and the distance between the plane of the slits and the
screen is 120 cm. (a) Find the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for
the wavelength 6500 Å. (b) What is the least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due
to both the wavelengths coincide?
E 4. An equi convex lens of focal length 10 cm (in air) and R.I. 3/2 is put at a small opening on a tube of
length 1 m fully filled with liquid of R.I. 4/3. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm is cut into two
halves m 1 and m 2 and placed at the end of the tube. m 1 & m 2 are placed such that their principal axes
AB and CD respectively are separated by 1 mm each from the principle axes of the lens. A slit S placed
in air illuminates the lens with light of frequency 7.5 × 1014 Hz. E
The light reflected from m 1 and m 2 forms interference pattern m1
on the left end EF of the tube. O is an opaque substance to A B
S 1mm
cover the hole left by m 1 & m 2. Find : O 1mm
(a) the position of the image formed by lens water combination. C D
20cm m2
F 2. In order that a thin film of oil floating on the surface of water should show colours due to interference,
the thickness of the oil film should be of the order of :
(A) 100 Å (B) 10,000 Å (C) 1 mm (D) 1 cm
1. In YDSE the separation between slits is 2 × 10−3 m where as the distance of screen from the plane of slits
is 2.5 m. A light of wavelengths in the range 2000 − 8000 Å is allowed to fall on the slits. [REE '96, 5]
(i) The wavelength in the visible region that will be present on the screen at 10−3 m from the central
maxima will be
8000
(A) Å , 2000 Å (B) 2000 Å, 4000 Å (C) 3000 Å, 6000 Å (D) 4000 Å, 8000 Å
3
(ii) Wavelengths that will be present at that point of screen in infra − red as well in ultra violet region
will be
8000
(A) Å , 2000 Å (B) 2000 Å, 4000 Å (C) 3000 Å, 6000 Å (D) 4000 Å, 8000 Å
3
2. A double − slit apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.33. It has slit separation of 1 mm
& distance between the plane of the slits & screen is 1.33 m. The slits are illuminated by a parallel
beam of light whose wavelength in air is 6300 Å : [JEE '96, 2+3]
(i) the fringe width will be -
(A) 0.63 mm (B) 0.315 mm (C) 1.32 mm (D) None of these
(ii) One of the slits of the apparatus is now covered by a thin glass sheet of refractive index 1.53. The
smallest thickness of the sheet to bring the adjacent minima on the axis will be :
(A) 1.8 µm (B) 1.575 µm (C) 1 µm (D) 2.5 µm
3. In Young's experiment, the source is red light of wavelength 7 × 10−7 m. When a thin glass plate of
refractive index 1.5 is put in the path of one of the interfering beams, the central bright fringe shifts by
10−3 m to the position previously occupied by the 5th bright fringe.
(i) The thickness of the plate :
(A) 7 µm (B) 14 µm (C) 3.5 µm (D) None of these
(ii) When the source is changed to green light of wavelength 5 × 10−7 m, the central fringe shifts to a
position initially occupied by the 6th bright fringe due to red light. The refractive index of glass for
the green light will be :
(A) 1.5 (B) 1.2 (C) 1.6 (D) 2
(iii) The change in fringe width due to the above change in wavelength will be
400
(A) µm (increase) (B) 400 µm (decrease)
7
400
(C) 400 µm (increase) (D) µm (decrease)
7
4. In a Young's experiment, the upper slit is covered by a thin glass plate of refractive index 1.4 while the
lower slit is covered by another glass plate having the same thickness as the first one but having refractive
index 1.7. Interference pattern is observed using light of wavelength 5400 Å. It is found that the point P on
the screen where the central maximum (n = 0) fell before the glass plates were inserted now has (3/4)th
the original intensity. It is further observed that what used to be the 5th maximum earlier, lies below the
point P while the 6th minimum lies above P. The thickness of the glass plate will be :
(Absorption of light by glass plate may be neglected)
(A) 9.3 µm (B) 4 µm (C) 16µm (D) None of these
5. A slit of width d is placed in front of a lens of focal length 0.5 m & is illuminated normally with light of
wavelength 5.89 × 10−7 m. The first diffraction minima on either side of the central diffraction maximum
are separated by 2 × 10−3 m. The width d of the slit is _______ m. [ JEE '97 (I), 2 ]
6. A parallel monochromatic beam of light is incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern is
formed on a screen placed perpendicular to the direction of the incident beam. At the first minimum of
the diffraction pattern, the phase difference between the rays coming from the two edges of the slit is:
(A) 0 (B) π/2 (C) π (D) 2 π [ JEE '98, 2 ]
7. A coherent parallel beam of microwaves of wavelength
λ = 0.5 mm falls on a Young's double slit apparatus. The
separation between the slits is 1.0 mm. The intensity of
microwaves is measured on screen placed parallel to the
plane of the slits at a distance of 1.0 m from it, as shown in
the figure.
(i) If the incident beam falls normally on the double slit
apparatus, the y − coordinates of all the interference minima on the screen will be :
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
(A) , (B) ± ,± (C) – ,– (D) ,–
15 7 15 7 15 7 15 7
(ii) If the incident beam makes an angle of 30º with the x − axis (as in the dotted arrow shown in the
figure), the y − coordinates of the first minima on either side of the central maximum will be :
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
(A) , (B) ± ,± (C) – ,– (D) ,–
15 7 15 7 15 7 15 7
[JEE '98, 5 + 3 ]
8. In a Young's double slit arrangement, a source of wavelength 6000 Å is used. The screen is placed 1 m
from the slits. Fringes formed on the screen, are observed by a student sitting close to the slits. The
student's eye can distinguish two neighbouring fringes if they subtend an angle more than 1 minute of
arc. [ REE '98, 5 ]
(i) The maximum distance between the slits so that the fringes are clearly visible will be :
3 6 4.5 6.48
(A) mm (B) mm (C) mm (D) mm
π π π π
(ii) The position of the 3rd bright fringe from the centre of the screen will be :
π π π π
(A) mm (B) mm (C) mm (D) mm
0.036 36 3 . 6 0 . 06
(iii) The position of the 5th dark fringe from the centre of the screen will be :
π π π π
(A) mm (B) mm (C) mm (D) mm
24 0.024 2. 4 0.06
9. A young’s double slit experiment is performed using light of wavelength λ = 5000Å, which emerges in
phase from two slits a distance d = 3 × 10-7m apart. A transparent sheet of thickness t = 1.5 × 10-7m is
placed over one of the slits. The refractive index of the material of this sheet is µ = 1.17. The central
maximum of the interference pattern now appear at :
(D = distance between screen and slits) [REE ’99,5]
(A) 0.085 D (B) D (C) 1.2 D (D) 0.5 D
10. The Young's double slit experiment is done in a medium of refractive index
4/3. A light of 600 nm wavelength is falling on the slits having 0.45 mm
separation. The lower slit S2 is covered by a thin glass sheet of thickness
10.4 µm and refractive index 1.5. The interference pattern is observed on a
screen placed 1.5 m from the slits as shown. [All wavelengths in this problem
are for the given medium of refractive index 4/3. Ignore dispersion]
(i) The location of the central maximum (bright fringe with zero path difference) on the y-axis will be :
(A) − 13/3 mm (B) 2 mm (C) –2/3 mm (D) 2/3 mm
(ii) The light intensity at point O relative to the maximum fringe intensity will be :
(A) Ιmax (B) 0.25 Ιmax (C) 0.5 Ιmax (D) 0.75 Ιmax
(iii) Now, if 600 nm light is replaced by white light of range 400 to 700 nm, the wavelengths of the light
that form maxima exactly at point O will be : [JEE '99, 5+3+2]
(A) 650 nm, 433.33 nm (B) 300 nm, 200 nm
(C) 650 nm, 300 nm (D) 600 nm, 433.33 nm
11. In a wave motion y = a sin(kx-ωt), y can represent [JEE '99, 3]
(A) electric field (B) magnetic field (C) displacement (D) pressure
12. In a double slit experiment, instead of taking slits of equal widths, one slit is made twice as wide as the
other. Then, in the interference pattern [JEE '2000 (Scr.)]
(A) the intensities of both the maxima and the minima increase
(B) the intensity of the maxima increases and the minima has zero intensity
(C) the intensity of the maxima decreases and that of the minima increases
(D) the intensity of the maxima decreases and the minima has zero intensity.
13. A glass plate of refractive index 1.5 is coated with a thin layer of thickness t and refractive index 1.8.
Light of wavelength λ travelling in air is incident normally on the layer. It is partly reflected at the upper
and the lower surfaces of the layer and the two reflected rays interfere.
(i) The condition for their constructive interference.
λ 3λ 3λ 7λ λ 7λ 3λ 9λ
(A) t = , ,......... (B) t = , , ..... (C) t = , , ...... (D) t = , , .....
7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2
(ii) If λ = 648 nm, obtain the least value of t for which the rays interfere constructively :
(A) 190 nm (B) 50 nm
(C) 90 nm (D) None of these [JEE '2000 Mains, 4]
(iii) If the intensity at point P corresponds to a maximum, then the minimum distance through
which the reflecting surface AB should be shifted so that the intensity at P again becomes
maximum is : [ JEE 2002 Mains, 1 + 3 + 1 ]
(A) 300 nm (B) 600 nm (C) 150 nm (D) 450 nm
15. In the ideal double-slit experiment, when a glass-plate (refractive index 1.5) of thickness t is introduced
in the path of one of the interfering beams (wavelength λ), the intensity at the position where the central
maximum occurred previously remains unchanged. The minimum thickness of the glass-plate is:
[JEE 2002 Screening, 3]
(A) 2 λ (B) 2 λ/3 (C) λ/3 (D) λ
16. A parallel beam of light of wavelength λ is incident on a plane mirror at an angle θ as shown in the
figure. With maximum intensity at point P, which of the following relation is correct.
[ JEE 2003 Screening, 3 ]
λ λ
(A) cos θ − sec θ = (B) cos θ =
4d 4d
λ λ
(C) cos θ − sin θ = (D) cos θ =
d 2d
17. A prism has an angle of prism A = 30°. A thin film (µf = 2.2) is coated on face AC as shown in the figure. Light
of wavelength 550 nm is incident on the face AB at 60°angle of incidence. [ JEE 2003 Mains, 4 ]
A
n1= 3
B C
19. Two light rays of λ = 500 nm and 700 nn are passed through a young's double slit apparatus. The minimum
distance where the maximums of both light rays occur will be : (given D/d = 10–3) [ JEE 2004 Mains, 4 ]
(A) 3.5 mm (B) 7 mm (C) 14 mm (D) 10 mm
20. In Young’s double slit experiment an electron beam is used to form a fringe pattern instead of light. If speed
of the electrons is increased then the fringe width will : [ JEE 2005 Scr.]
(A) increase (B) decrease
(C) remains same (D) no fringe pattern will be formed
21. In Young’s double slit experiment maximum intensity is Ι than the angular position where the intensity
Ι
becomes is : [JEE 2005 Scr.]
4
λ λ λ λ
(A) sin–1 (B) sin–1 (C) sin–1 (D) sin–1
d 3d 2d 4d
ANSWER
EXERCISE # 1 2
π d2 1 µ πd
A 1. (a) 9 I (b) 5 I (c) I E 2. (a) ∆ φ = +
λ D λ
A 2. (a) sphere (b) plane, (c) plane
2 4
A 3. cos–1 A4. 2 A 5. µ 1 π d2 β λD
14 9 (b) ∆ φ = + ; Dmin = =
D λ 2 2d
B2. 1.63 mm B 3. 0.30 mm
B 4. 0.03 mm B5. (a) 0.25mm (b) 20 Dλ
E 3. (a) (b) d (c) 2d
B 6. 0.014 degree B7. 0.15º 2
B 8. λ = 600 nm B 9. 6 × 10–6 m E 4. (i) 80 cm behind the lens (ii) 4 mm (iii) β
2 = 60 µm
π d2 1 µ πd
B 10. (a) ∆ φ = + E 5. β = 0.15 cm , n = ......
λ D λ
F 1. (a) Let a bright fringe is formed at distance x1 from
2 common line of two mirror. Than at this distance the
µ 1 πd β λD
(b) ∆ φ = + ; Dmin = = path difference = 2x1θ where θ is the angle between
D λ 2 2d mirrors.
C 1. 0.72 mm C 2. 7 Let the next bright fringe
D 1. (a) 4.9 × 10 m –4
(b) 0.021 cm on one side and be at x2 from common
0.028 cm on the other side line, then path difference
λ 2π = 2x2θ
D 2. D3. (n3 − n2) t
2(u − 1) n1 λ1 Now, 2(x2θ – x1θ) = λ
λ λ S
D4. E1. zero giving (x2 – x1) = fringe width = , we have θ =
| µ1 − µ 2 | 2θ
λ
E 2. 0.35 mm F 1. 1.32 F2. 100 nm so, fringe width = β =
2S
1250 (b) As along line joining the two mirrors path diffrence
F 3. 625 µm , 500 µm, µm
3 = 0, but as light is getting reflected at upper surface
EXERCISE # 2 from rarer medium so no phase change of π takes
place but for ray reflected at lower surface a phase
A1. (A) A 2. (C) A 3. (C)
change of π occurs. Hence along line joining mir-
B 1. (C) B 2. (A) B3. (C) rors net path difference = λ/2 so a dark fringe is
B 4. (B) B 5. (B) B6. (D) observed.
B 7. (C) C 1. (D) C2. (A) (c) fringe pattern will shrink in water.
C 3. (C) C 4. AC D1. (D) (d) to obtain a bright fringe net path difference should
be made equal to zero which can be done by filling
D 2. (A) D 3. (D) D4. (C)
the space between mirror by water and by using
E 1. (C) F 1. (C) F 2. (B) lower glass having refractive index greater than wa-
EXERCISE # 3 ter while upper glass having refrective index less than
1. (B) 2. B,D 3. (C) that of water.
4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (A) F 2. (B)
7. (A, C) 8. (B,C,D) 9. (B, D) EXERCISE # 5
EXERCISE # 4 1. (i) D (ii) A 2. (i) A (ii) B 3. (i) A (ii) C (iii) D
A 1. 2 A 2. (a) n2 Ι0 (b) n Ι0 4. (A) 5. 0.29 mm 6. D 7. (i) B (ii) A
A 3. 1 : 49 B 1. 3 8. (i) D (ii) C (iii) C 9. A 10. (i) A (ii) D (iii) A
C 1. (a) 400 nm, 667 nm, (b) 500 nm 11. A, B, C 12. A 13. (i) A (ii) C
C 2. (a) 0.12 cm. (b) 0.16 cm 14. (i) C (ii) C (iii) A 15. A 16. B
D 1. µ = 600 nm , t = 24 µm 17. (i)A (ii)B 18. D 19. A
E 1. 7λ/12 20. B 21. B